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EP0212578A2
EP0212578A2 EP86111258A EP86111258A EP0212578A2 EP 0212578 A2 EP0212578 A2 EP 0212578A2 EP 86111258 A EP86111258 A EP 86111258A EP 86111258 A EP86111258 A EP 86111258A EP 0212578 A2 EP0212578 A2 EP 0212578A2
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    • G01D5/145—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage using Hall-effect devices influenced by the relative movement between the Hall device and magnetic fields
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    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/12—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
    • G01D5/244—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing characteristics of pulses or pulse trains; generating pulses or pulse trains
    • G01D5/249—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing characteristics of pulses or pulse trains; generating pulses or pulse trains using pulse code
    • G01D5/2497—Absolute encoders
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
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    • H03M1/20—Increasing resolution using an n bit system to obtain n + m bits
    • H03M1/202—Increasing resolution using an n bit system to obtain n + m bits by interpolation
    • H03M1/203—Increasing resolution using an n bit system to obtain n + m bits by interpolation using an analogue interpolation circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/14—Conversion in steps with each step involving the same or a different conversion means and delivering more than one bit
    • H03M1/143—Conversion in steps with each step involving the same or a different conversion means and delivering more than one bit in pattern-reading type converters, e.g. having both absolute and incremental tracks on one disc or strip
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/22—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type
    • H03M1/24—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type using relatively movable reader and disc or strip
    • H03M1/26—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type using relatively movable reader and disc or strip with weighted coding, i.e. the weight given to a digit depends on the position of the digit within the block or code word, e.g. there is a given radix and the weights are powers of this radix
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/22—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type
    • H03M1/24—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type using relatively movable reader and disc or strip
    • H03M1/28—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type using relatively movable reader and disc or strip with non-weighted coding
    • H03M1/285—Analogue/digital converters pattern-reading type using relatively movable reader and disc or strip with non-weighted coding of the unit Hamming distance type, e.g. Gray code

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  • the present invention relates to a position detector, and more specifically to an absolute position detector which employs a magnetic sensor and which is adapted to detecting an absolute position.
  • the inventors have previously developed a magnetic rotary sensor that employs a magnetic sensor and that works as an absolute position detector, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 108193/1984.
  • a magnetic position sensor in which a rotary drum is provided with a plurality of tracks, each track having a plurality of unit magnets, in order to eliminate magnetic interference among the tracks.
  • this position sensor requires a magnetic track for each bit of the detecting output signal. To increase the resolving power therefore, the number of magnetic tracks must be increased in proportion thereto, resulting in an increase in the size of the sensor.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an absolute position detector which has magnetic tracks of a number smaller than the number of bits of the output signals, which is small in size and which features a high resolving power.
  • the absolute position detector comprises a magnetic recording medium carried by a member of which the position is to be detected, a plurality of magnetic tracks in which magnetic signals of required lengths are recorded onto the magnetic recording medium, and magneto resistive elements that are arranged close to and opposed to the plurality of magnetic tracks and that change their electric resistances in response to a magnetic field established by a magnetic signal, so that changes in the resistance of the magneto resistive elements are converted into electric signals to detect the absolute position of the member of which the position is to be detected, wherein each of said magnetic tracks produces a magnetic signal of a combination of a required number of unit magnets each having an N-to-S distance (pitch) of ⁇ that are continuously arranged in a direction in which will move the member of which the position is to be detected and a no-magnetization portion having the same length as the above portion, to decrease the number of magnetic tracks to be smaller than tne number of bits of absolute position signals detected, and wherein first magnetoresistive elements are arranged in pairs maintaining a distance of
  • the position detector according to the present invention has a magnetic recording medium carried by a member to be detected, and a magnetic sensor consisting of magneto resistive elements arranged being opposed thereto, wherein the magnetic recording medium is divided into magnetic tracks of a number smaller than the number of bits of the output signals, the magnetoresistive elements opposed to the magnetic track of the lowest position are arranged in a plurality of numbers so that their electric phases will be different from one another, in order to obtain electric outputs of the low-order bits from.the magnetic signal of the lowermost track relying upon the combination of the plurality of magneto resistive elements.
  • FIG. 1 An embodiment of a magnetic position sensor will, first, be described in conjunction with Figs. 1 to 7 to detect an absolute position of a rotary member relying upon detecting output signals of four bits.
  • reference numeral 1 denotes a motor
  • 2 denotes a shaft
  • 3 denotes a support plate which is mounted on a housing of the motor 1 to support a magnetic sensor 5a
  • 4a denotes a magnetic drum which. is mounted on the shaft 2, rotates together therewith, and has a magnetic recording medium placed on the surface thereof.
  • the magnetic recording medium on the surface of the magnetic drum 4a is divided into three magnetic tracks M 2 , M 3 and M 4 , each magnetic track being provided with unit magnets that have an N-to-S length (N-to-S distance) of a and that are arranged as shown in Fig. 2.
  • a magnetization portion 6a consisting of two consecutive unit magnets and a no-magnetization portion 6b having the same length (2x) throughout the whole periphery of the track.
  • a magnetization portion 7a consisting of four consecutive unit magnets and a no-magnetization portion having the same length (4X) throughout the whole periphery of the track.
  • a magnetization portion 8a consisting of four consecutive unit magnets that are deviated in phase (deviated by 2 ⁇ in this case) relative to the magnetic track M 3 , and a no-magnetization portion 8b.
  • combinations SM 2 , SM 3 and SM 4 of magnetization portions 6a, 7a, 8a and no-magnetization portions 6b, 7b, 8b, are referred to as magnetic signals of the magnetic tracks.
  • Combinations SM 2 , SM 3 , SM 4 of the magnetic tracks correspond to 2 in terms of electric angles of the signals that are detected from the magnetic tracks, respectively.
  • Fig. 2 is an expansion plan of the magnetic sensor 5a that is disposed being opposed to the magnetic drum 4a.
  • Elements R 41 and R 42 are arranged maintaining a distance of nearly ⁇ /2 so as to be opposed to the magnetic track M 4 , the elements R 41 and R 42 pertaining to a first group of magneto resistive elements.
  • the magneto resistive elements are arranged in a direction in parallel with the circumferential direction of the magnetic track M 2 (i.e., in parallel with the direction in which the track M 2 moves).
  • elements R 31 and R 32 in the first group of magneto resistive elements are arranged maintaining a distance of ⁇ /2 so as to be opposed to the magnetic track M 3
  • magneto resistive elements R 21 , R 22 are arranged maintaining a distance of ⁇ /2 so as to be opposed to the magnetic track M 2 .
  • the distances between the magnetoresistive elements R11 and R12, and between the magneto resistive elements R 12 and R 14 are ⁇ /2, respectively.
  • the distances between the magneto resistive elements R 11 and R 21 , and between the magnetoresistive elements R 21 and R 13 are 11 ⁇ 2 ⁇ , respectively.
  • the distance 11 ⁇ 2 ⁇ is equal to 3 ⁇ 8SM 2 as reckoned to one period SM 2 of the magnetic signal, and further corresponds to 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ in terms of the electric angle. resistive
  • the magnetic sensor 5a further has ten fixed resistors Rf.
  • the magnetoresistive elements and the fixed resistors Rf are formed on a chip by depositing a ferromagnetic material on an insulating substrate by metal vaporization or sputtering.
  • the elements that work as fixed resistors Rf should be formed in a direction in which they do not respond to the magnetic field of the magnetic tracks.
  • the magneto resistive elements exhibit resistance that varies depending upon the magnetic field; i.e., the resistance may decrease or increase depending upon the material. Described below is the case where the magneto resistive elements are composed of a permalloy of which the electric resistance decreases in proportion to the magnetic field intensity. resistive
  • the magneto/ elements R 11 to R 42 in the magnetic sensor 5a change their resistances as shown in Fig. 3 due to magnetic signals of the magnetic tracks.
  • the magneto resistive element R 11 which is opposed to the magnetic track M 2 changes its resistance in response to the magnetic signal of the magnetic track M 2 .
  • a valley is formed by the first unit magnet SN in Fig. 2, and another valley is formed by the next consecutive unit magnet SN; i.e., two consecutive valleys are generated as shown in FIg. 3 (a).
  • the magneto resistive elements R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 21 and R 22 also change their resistances at their positions of different phases as shown in Figs. 3(b) to 3(f).
  • the magneto/ elements R 31 and R 32 also produce waveforms in which four valleys are generated consecutively in response to the magnetic signal of the magnetic track M 3 as shown in Figs. 3 (g) and 3(h). Moreover, the magnetoresistive elements R 41 and R 42 change their resistances as shown in Figs. 3(i) and 3(j) in response to the magnetic signal of the magnetic track M 4 .
  • the magneto resistive elements R 11 to R 42 constitute resistance bridges together with the fixed resistors Rf as shown in Fig. 4.
  • a bridge circuit which includes the magneto resistive elements R 11 and R 12 at the left end of Fig. 4 produces an output e 11 having a waveform that is shown in Fig. 5(a).
  • the bridge circuits produce outputs e 12 , e 2 , e 3 and e 4 having waveforms as shown in Figs. 5(b), 5(c), 5 (d) and 5(e).
  • the thus obtained outputs E 1 , E 2' E 3 and E 4 form position detecting signals of four bits.
  • the above example has employed gray codes of four bits. However, it is also allowable to use other code depending upon the manner of recording the magnetic signals onto the magnetic recording medium.
  • the magnetic drum is realized in a small size having a small inertia, making it possible to constitute a servo system which features a high precision.
  • the fixed resistors Rf were formed in the magnetic sensor. It is, however, allowable to form the fixed resistors Rf separately from the magnetic sensor.
  • FIG. 8 Another embodiment will be described in conjunction with Figs. 8 to 10 in which bridges are constituted by the magneto resistive elements only to increase the level of detecting signals and to stabilize the output waveforms. Also in this embodiment, the output signals consist of four bits.
  • Fig. 8 is an expansion plan of a magnetic drum 41a and a magnetic sensor 51a, wherein the magnetic recording medium on the surface of the magnetic drum 41a is divided into six magnetic tracks, and unit magnets are arranged on the magnetic tracks M 21 , M 31 and M 41 quite in the same manner as that of Fig. 2.
  • the unit magnets On the magnetic tracks M 22 , M 32 and M 42 are arranged the unit magnets symmetrically to those of the magnetic tracks M 21 ,] M 31 and M 41 . That is, the portions that correspond to magnetization portions of the magnetic tracks M 21 , M 31 and M 41 are comprised of no-magnetization portions and, conversely, unit magnets are arranged on the no-magnetization portions.
  • first and second magneto elements R 111 , R 121 , R 211 , R 221 , R 131 and R 141 to be opposed to the magnetic track M 21 , and are further arranged magneto resistive elements R 112 , R 122 , R 212 , R 222 , R 132 and R 142 to be opposed to the magnetic track M 22 in the same manner as in Fig. 2.
  • magneto resistive elements R 112 , R 122 , R 212 , R 222 , R 132 and R 142 to be opposed to the magnetic track M 22 in the same manner as in Fig. 2.
  • first magneto resistive elements R 112 , R 122 , R 212 , R 222 , R 132 and R 142 to be opposed to the magnetic track M 22 in the same manner as in Fig. 2.
  • first magneto resistive elements R 112 , R 122 , R 212 , R 222 , R 132 and R 142 to be opposed to the magnetic track M 22 in the same
  • resistive elements R 311 and R 321 [first magneto/ elements R 312 and R 322 , first magneto resistive elements R 411 and R 421 , and first magneto resistive elements R 412 and R 422 so as to be opposed to the magnetic tracks M 31 , M 32 , M 41 and M 42 , respectively.
  • Distances among the magneto resistive elements have quite the same relation- resistive ship as that of Fig. 2.
  • the magneto elements are so wired as to constitute resistance bridges shown in Fig. 9.
  • the magneto resistive elements change their resistances quite in the same manner as the resistive above-mentioned embodiment. That is, the magneto elements R 111 , R 112 , R 121 and R 122 change their resistances as shown in Fig. 10(a) to 10(d). Therefore, outputs shown in Figs. 10(e) and 10(f) are obtained at the output terminals e 111 and e 112 of the bridge circuit; i.e., symmetrical and stable outputs are obtained across the two terminals as shown in Fig. 10(g). If these outputs are input to the circuit shown in Fig. 6, there are obtained outputs E 11 of which the waveforms are shaped as shown in Fig. 10(h). The outputs E 11 are quite the same as the outputs E 11 of Fig. 7.
  • the output e 11 of the bridge shown in Fig. 10 has a doubled amplitude compared with the same output e 11 of Fig. 5, has a symmetrical waveform, and can be stably shaped for its waveform through the voltage comparator COM 11 to increase the precision.
  • Fig. 11 is an expansion plan of a magnetic drum 42a and a magnetic sensor 52a, wherein the magnetic recording medium on the surface of the magnetic drum 42a is divided into three magnetic tracks M 4 to M 2 on which are recorded magnetic signals maintaining the same arrangements as those of the magnetic tracks M 4 to M 2 of Fig. 2.
  • the magnetoresistive elements being opposed to the magnetic tracks as shown.
  • the fixed resistors Rf are not formed on the sensor 52a but are arranged on a separate accomodating member. Bridge circuits shown in Fig. 12 are constituted by these magneto resistive elements and fixed resistors.
  • the magneto resistive elements R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 21' R 22 , R R 32 , R 41 and R 42 are corresponded to the magneto resistive elements R 11 , R 12 , R 13' R 14 , R 21 , R 22 , R 31 , R 32 , R 41 and R 42 of Fi g. 2, and are arranged quite in the same manner.
  • the bridge circuits are also constituted quite in the same manner.
  • the bridge circuits produce the outputs e 11 , e 12' e 2 , e3 and e4 that are the same as those of F ig. 5. Therefore, the signals E 1 , E 2 , E 3 and E 4 obtained by processing these outputs become quite the same as the signals E 1 , E 2 , E 3 and E 4 shown in Figs. 7(c) to 7(f).
  • the magnetic 4 resistive sensor 52a is further provided with second magneto/ ele- ments R 01 , R 02 , R 03 , R 04 , R 05 , R 06 , R 07 and R O8 .
  • the magneto resistive elements R 01 and R 02 , R 03 and R 04 R 05 and R 06 , and R 07 and R 08 are arranged maintaining a distance ⁇ /2, respectively.
  • the magneto resistive elements R 01 , R 03 , R 05 and R 07 are arranged being separated away from the magneto resistive ele- ment R 21 by 13 ⁇ 4 ⁇ , 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ , 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ , and 13 ⁇ 4 ⁇ , respectively.
  • the magneto resistive elements change their resistances in response to the magnetic signals in the same manner as the aforementioned embodiment.
  • the bridge circuits resistive that include the second magneto/ elements R 01 to R 08 p ro- cute the voltages e 01 to e 04 as shown in Figs. 14(a) to 14(d).
  • the outputs e 11 , e 12 , e 2 , e 3 and e of the bridge circuits that include the first magneto resistive elements R 11 to R 42 are quite the same as the outputs of Fig. 5, and the outputs E 1 to E 4 obtained by processing these outputs are also quite the same as the outputs of Fig. 7. Therefore, the outputs E 0 to E 4 are corresponded to absolute positions of five bits. Since the outputs of five bits can be obtained from the three magnetic tracks that correspond to three bits, the magnetic drum can be realized in a small size having a small inertia.
  • a magnetic signal SM 2 of a magnetic track corresponding to the lowest-order bit of position detecting signal was compried of a magnetization portion consisting of two consecutive unit magnets and a no-magnetization portion having the same length.
  • the magnetic signal SM 2 is comprised of a magnetization portion consisting of four consecutive unit magnets and a no-magnetization portion having the same length.
  • the position detecting outputs consist of signals of four bits.
  • reference numeral 43a denotes a magnetic drum
  • 53a denotes a magnetic sensor, which correspond to the magnetic drum 4a and the magnetic sensor 5a shown in the expansion plan of Fig. 1.
  • the magnetic recording medium on the surface of the magnetic drum 43a is divided into three magnetic tracks M 2 , M 3 and M 4 as shown in Fi g. 15.
  • On the magnetic track M 2 are alternatingly arranged a magnetization portion consisting of four consecutive unit magnets each having a pitch ⁇ and a no-magnetization portion having the same length (4 ⁇ ) throughout the whole periphery of the track.
  • On the magnetic tracks M 3 and M 4 are also alternatingly arranged a magnetization portion consisting of eight consecutive unit magnets and a no-magnetization portion having the same length (8 ⁇ ).
  • the magnetization portions of the two tracks are deviated by a length of 4X relative to each other.
  • the magnetoresistive elements and the fixed resistors Rf that are opposed to the magnetic tracks maintaining distances as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the bridge circuits are constituted as shown in Fig. 4 resistive using these magneto elements, the outputs e 11 , e 12 , e 2' e 3 and e 4 obtained across the output terminals of these bridge circuits become as shown in Figs. 16(a) to 16(e).
  • these outputs are processed by the circuits of Fig. 6, there are obtained outputs E 11 , E 12 , E 2 , E 3 and E 4 as shown in Fig. 7.
  • Comparison of the waveforms of Fig.5 with the waveforms of Fig. 16 indicates that the waveforms of Fig. 16 have ripples little, are sharp at the ends of the waves, and are effective to increase the precision.
  • Each magnetic track constitutes a magnetic signal relying upon a magnetization portion consisting of a plurality (k) of unit magnets each having a pitch ⁇ and a no-magnetiza- resistive tion portion having the same length (k ⁇ ).
  • the first magneto elements are arranged in pairs maintaining a distance of a/2 in the magnetic sensor so as to be opposed to the magnetic tracks.
  • the second magneto resistive elements are provided so as to be opposed to a magnetic track that corresponds to the lowest-order bit of position detect signal.
  • the second magneto resistive elements are arranged in a number of 2m for the resistive 1 + 2n first magneto/ element maintaining a distance of (8m)SM , where SM L dnotes the length of the manetic signal of the magnetic track, m denotes a number of the increased bits, and n denotes an integer.
  • an absolute position detector which has magnetic tracks of a number smaller than the number of bits of output signals, which is small in size, and which has a high resolving power.
  • the present invention makes it possible to detect absolute positions corresponding to the number of bits greater than the number of magnetic tracks. Therefore, a member such as a rotary member to be detected, can be relized in a small size enabling the apparatus to be constructed in a small size. Consequently, the member to be detected has a small inertia, contributing to increasing the speed of response.

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